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Robert J. Griffitt

University of Southern Mississippi

Division of Coastal Sciences, School of Ocean Science and Technology

Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
703 East Beach Drive
Ocean Springs, MS  39564  

joe.griffitt@usm.edu

Project List:

Integrating Teleost Transcriptomes to Identify Ecologically Meaningful Responses Following Oil Exposure

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Principal Investigator, Project Data Point of Contact, Outreach Point of Contact

The Combined Effect of Environmental and Anthropogenic Stressors on Fish Health

Year 3-5 Investigator Grants (RFP-II)Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on the Health and Growth of Estuarine Fish and Ecosystem Functionality

Year One Block Grant - The Northern Gulf InstituteRole: Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 6

2021

Allmon, E., Serafin, J., Chen, S., Rodgers, M. L., Griffitt, R., Bosker, T., et al. (2021). Effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and abiotic stressors on Fundulus grandis cardiac transcriptomics. Science of The Total Environment, 752, 142156.
Takeshita, R., Bursian, S. J., Colegrove, K. M., Collier, T. K., Deak, K., Dean, K. M., et al. (2021). A review of the toxicology of oil in vertebrates: what we have learned following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, 24(8), 355–394.

2020

Jones, E. R., Simning, D., Serafin, J., Sepulveda, M. S., & Griffitt, R. J. (2020). Acute exposure to oil induces age and species-specific transcriptional responses in embryo-larval estuarine fish. Environmental Pollution, 263, 114325.
Rodgers, M. L., Simning, D., Sepulveda, M. S., De Guise, S., Bosker, T., & Griffitt, R. J. (2020). Exposure to Oil and Hypoxia Results in Alterations of Immune Transcriptional Patterns in Developing Sheepshead Minnows (Cyprinodon variegatus). Sci Rep, 10(1), 1684.

2018

Rodgers, M. L., Takeshita, R., & Griffitt, R. J. (2018). Deepwater Horizon oil alone and in conjunction with Vibrio anguillarum exposure modulates immune response and growth in red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus). Aquatic Toxicology, 204, 91–99.

2016

Hedgpeth, B. M., & Griffitt, R. J. (2016). Simultaneous exposure to chronic hypoxia and dissolved polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons results in reduced egg production and larval survival in the sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus): Simultaneous exposure to chronic hypoxia and dissolved PAHs. Environ Toxicol Chem, 35(3), 645–651.

Book Chapters - 2

2019

Grosell, M., Griffitt, R. J., Sherwood, T. A., & Wetzel, D. L. (2019). Digging Deeper than LC/EC50: Nontraditional Endpoints and Non-model Species in Oil Spill Toxicology. In S. A. Murawski, C. H. Ainsworth, S. A. Gilbert, D. J. Hollander, C. B. Paris, M. Schlüter, et al. (Eds.), Deep Oil Spills – Facts, Fate, and Effects (pp. 497–514). Springer International.
Mitchelmore, C. L., Griffitt, R. J., Coelho, G. M., & Wetzel, D. L. (2019). Modernizing Protocols for Aquatic Toxicity Testing of Oil and Dispersant. In S. A. Murawski, C. H. Ainsworth, S. A. Gilbert, D. J. Hollander, C. B. Paris, M. Schlüter, et al. (Eds.), Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills: Fighting the Next War (pp. 239–252). Springer International.

Conference Presentations - 23

2020

Wigren, M., Griffitt, R., Johnson, T., & Sepulveda, M. S.,. (2020). The sub-chronic effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) on the sheepshead minnow gut-microbiome and foraging behavior. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.

2019

Allmon, E., Serafin, J., Griffitt, R. J., & Sepulveda, M. S. (2019). Effects of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Abiotic Stressors on Fundulus grandis Transcriptomics. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Allmon, E., Serafin, J., Griffitt, R. J., & Sepulveda, M. S. (2019). Effects of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Abiotic Stressors on Fundulus grandis Transcriptomics. In SETAC North America 40th Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada : 11/03/19-11/07/19.
Griffitt, R. J., & Sepulveda, M. S. (2019). Identifying conserved transcriptional profiles among different fish species following exposure to oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Rodgers, M. L., & Griffitt, R. J. (2019). The impact of various oiled sediments on immune-related transcriptional responses in Southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma). In SETAC North America 40th Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada : 11/03/19-11/07/19.
Rodgers, M. L., Simning, D., Sepúlveda, M. S., DeGuise, S., Bosker, T., & Griffitt, R. J. (2019). Exposure to Oil and Hypoxia Results in Alterations of Immune Transcriptional Patterns in Developing Sheepshead Minnows (Cyprinodon variegatus). In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Wigren, M., Griffitt, R. J., Johnson, T., & Sepulveda, M. S. (2019). The sub-chronic effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) on the sheepshead minnow gut-microbiome and foraging behavior. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Wigren, M., Griffitt, R. J., Johnson, T., & Sepulveda, M. S. (2019). The sub-chronic effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) on the sheepshead minnow gut-microbiome and foraging behavior. In SETAC North America 40th Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada : 11/03/19-11/07/19: Poster.

2018

Griffitt, R. J., Takeshita, R., & Wetzel, D. (2018). Comparing transcriptional profiles of lab exposed and field collected flounder following the Deepwater Horizon incident. In SETAC North America 39th Annual Meeting. Sacramento, CA : 11/4/18-11/9/18.
Jones, E. R., Simning, D. J., & Griffitt, R. J. (2018). Oil-induced methylation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor repressor (ahrr) promoter in Cyprinodon variegatus. In SETAC North America 39th Annual Meeting. Sacramento, CA : 11/4/18-11/9/18.
Rodgers, M. L., & Griffitt, R. J. (2018). A Comparative Analysis of Gill and Gut Microbiomes Across Fish Species Exposed to Oil, a Pathogen, or Both. In SETAC North America 39th Annual Meeting. Sacramento, CA : 11/4/18-11/9/18.
Rodgers, M. L., Sepulveda, M. S., & Griffitt, R. J. (2018). Conserved & Differential Transcriptional Immune Responses In Commercially & Recreationally Important Fish Species Exposed to Oil, a Pathogen, or Both. In SETAC North America 39th Annual Meeting. Sacramento, CA : 11/4/18-11/9/18.
Wigren, M., Rodgers, M. L., Jones, E. R., Griffitt, R. J., & Sepulveda, M. S. (2018). Effects of oil on gut and gill microbiome of three pelagic Gulf of Mexico fish. In SETAC North America 39th Annual Meeting. Sacramento, CA : 11/4/18-11/9/18: Poster.

2016

Serafin, J., Bosker, T., Perkins, C., Griffitt, R. J., De Guise, S., & Sepulveda, M. (2016). Combined Effects of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and other Environmental Stressors on an Estuarine Fish Species. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16.
Serafin, J., Bosker, T., Perkins, C., Griffitt, R. J., De Guise, S., & Sepúlveda, M. (2016). Combined Effects of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and other Environmental Stressors on an Estuarine Fish Species. In 7th Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) World Congress/SETAC North America 37th Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL : 11/06/16-11/10/16: Poster.

2015

De Guise, S., Bosker, T., Sepulveda, M. S., Griffitt, R. J., & Perkins, C. R. (2015). The combined effect of environmental and anthropogenic stressors on fish health. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster.
Sepulveda, M. S., Klinkhammer, C., Griffitt, R. J., Perkins, C., Bosker, T., Mahapatra, C., et al. (2015). Evaluation of Multiple Stressors in Combination with Oil using Fundulus Grandis. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.
van Balen, L., Vroom, R., Bosker, T., De Guise, S., Perkins, C., Sepulveda, M., et al. (2015). The combined effect of environmental and anthropogenic stressors on fish health. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster.

2013

Bosker, T., Perkins, C. R., Griffitt, R. J., & Sepulveda, M. S. (2013). The combined effect of environmental and anthropogenic stressors on fish health. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013: Poster.

2012

Griffitt, R. J., Brown-Peterson, N. B., Boube, I., & Manning, S. (2012). Effects of crude and dispersed oil on estuarine fish species. In Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA, March 11-15, 2012.

2011

Brewton, R., Fulford, R., & Griffitt, R. J. (2011). Gene expression and growth as indicators of effects of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Cynoscion nebulosus. In Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Meeting. Boston, MA, 2011: Poster.
Brewton, R., Fulford, R., & Griffitt, R. J. (2011). Survival and growth of estuarine fish following exposures of chemically enhanced dispersed oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference. Daytona Beach, FL, 2011.

2010

Brewton, R. A., Griffitt, R. J., & Fulford, R. S. (2010). Impacts of Deepwater Horizon oil spill to estuarine fish growth and ecosystem functionality. In American Fisheries Society Southern Division Spring Meeting. Tampa, FL January 14, 2010.